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归于 (guī yú) — to belong to; to be attributed to (formal)

Definition

Formal 'to belong to / be attributed to' (credit, blame, success, etc.), stronger and more written than 属于. 归属 emphasizes organizational or group membership.

verb
to belong toto be attributed to (formal)

Examples

  • 归于。
    Gōng láo guī yú dà jiā.
    The credit belongs to everyone.
  • 归于。
    Zhè cì shī bài guī yú jì huà bù zhōu.
    This failure is attributed to inadequate planning.
  • 归于。
    Zhè xiàng fā míng guī yú tā de nǔ lì.
    This invention is attributed to his efforts.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

归guībelong
于yúto

归 means to belong and 于 points to the target, so together they mean to belong to or be attributed to.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歸; 归 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤ancient form of {{zh-l|*師|troops}}
  • 帚帚zhǒubroom; sweep

The traditional form 歸 combines 𠂤 (troops) and 帚 (broom; sweep) to show sweeping away an enemy and returning; the simplified 归 is a later abbreviation.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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